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Tina Doyle posted a condolence
Friday, November 10, 2017
Please accept my deepest condolences for your loss. Jim was a good man and a pleasure to work with at the university. You and your family are in my thoughts.
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Bonar Holmes uploaded photo(s)
Friday, October 13, 2017
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Staff Sgt., Jim McGhee, Cpl., Bonar Holmes, Cst., Bonnie Earle, University of Toronto at Scarborough April 1993
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Darcy Griffith donated to THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION-BOWMANVILLE
Friday, October 6, 2017
Jim was a great mentor & friend, He taught me so much and I enjoyed working with him at UTSC.
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Kim McGhee posted a condolence
Friday, October 6, 2017
If I have said goodbye
to stream and wood,
to the wide ocean
and the green clad hill
I know that he who made
this world so good
has somewhere made
a heaven better still
This I bear witness
with my last breath,
knowing the love of God
I fear not death
Malcolm Boyle
(read at the service)
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Kim McGhee posted a condolence
Friday, October 6, 2017
(read at the service)
A few years ago I was searching for a father's day card and found the perfect one. It has a picture of a father teaching his daughter how to ride a bicycle that took me back to one of my earliest memories of my Dad.
It was an early summer day and we had just taken the training wheels off my bike, so my Dad was holding on to the back of the bike and pushing me around while I tried to find my balance. I was afraid that if he let go I'd fall, so I told him over and over, 'Don't let go.' When he decided that it was time to go all the way from one end of the street to the other I nervously reminded him, 'You said you wouldn't let go. Promise you won't let go.' He laughed, 'Kim, will you just go!'
So we wobbled off and then were all of a sudden flying along, ponytails whipping in the breeze. When we came to a triumphant stop I turned to see my Dad smiling - and waving at me from the other end of the street.
This is the first time that I remember my Dad being there to give me the support that I needed to go forward, and there would be many more. That father's day card reads, 'Dad, thanks for holding on tight and knowing exactly when to let go.
Love and miss you Dad
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Pam Coleman posted a condolence
Friday, October 6, 2017
(As read at my dad's service)
What I remember is my dad sitting up with me through the night when I had a bad flu. Wiping my brow with a cold cloth, coaxing me to take sips of water, holding the bucket when I needed it, until my fever broke and I could sleep. Or the lone male in a house full of estrogen-charged women, desperately trying to console his teenage daughter after a "life-shattering" fight with her boyfriend or a bad grade on a test.
I have two beautiful daughters of my own now. They sometimes lovingly refer to me as the "push over" parent, meaning, if there's something you really want, ask mom, not dad, because mom can't say no. I used to see this as a bit of an insult, but then I realized that I come by it naturally, its genetic, my dad was just the same! I could do anything, say anything, make him really angry at me for something I'd done, but all I had to do was look at him and grin and he'd melt and laugh and that would be the end of it.
So he may not have been the perfect dad, but I can honestly say that there wasn't one day in my life when I doubted his love for me, not one day when I doubted his pride in me, not one day when I felt he was disappointed in me. And some day when my days are done, if my girls can stand up here and say the same things about me, then I'll know that I did something right.
(I love you dad. Rest in peace xo ❤️)
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Hope Kibler lit a candle
Thursday, October 5, 2017
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"Grief is love not wanting to let go."
Dear Flo, Kim, Pam and families:
Please know that as you struggle to do so, I pray that Jim's zest for life and his many entertaining stories help you to carry on with fond memories and in peace of the legacy that lives on in you...
Love and hugs, Hope
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Neil Bourassa donated to THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION-BOWMANVILLE
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Pam our thoughts are with you and your family
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Carol DeQuetteville donated to THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION-BOWMANVILLE
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Our condolences to Flo and family. Jim will be missed by all who knew him.
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Glenn & Joanne Cane posted a condolence
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Dear Flo & Family: Our thoughts are with you and your family at this difficult time. We've been neighbors for many years on Fieldcrest and share your grief. We'll be here if you need as you know.
Glenn & Joanne.
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Vera Costa lit a candle
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
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Kim and family, we send our sympathies and prayers of strength and courage during this difficult time. Wishing you lots of peace and happy memories. Love, Vera and Mike
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Chris Hoffmann posted a condolence
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Flo and family,
Samantha and I both had the pleasure of working with and for Jim at U of T. He was a great work partner and boss. He always told the best stories and had a real gift for dealing with the students and public. He always had the best smile - hold onto your memories and he will live forever in them.
Take care,
Chris and Samantha Hoffmann
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Chris Hoffmann uploaded photo(s)
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
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Chris Hoffmann, Eric SNOWDEN, Jim McGhee
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Ingrid Hicks donated to THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION-BOWMANVILLE
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
My thoughts are with you and your family.
Ingrid
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Buck & Louise James posted a condolence
Monday, October 2, 2017
Flo and family,
We want to extend our deepest sympathies to each one of you. You are in our thoughts and prayers at this very difficult time.
Hold onto the memories and it will make each day just a little bit easier.
Love & Hugs
Buck & Louise
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Bailey Coleman uploaded photo(s)
Monday, October 2, 2017
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Casey Coleman uploaded photo(s)
Monday, October 2, 2017
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The family of James "Jim" McGhee uploaded a photo
Monday, October 2, 2017
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Thursday
5
October
Visitation
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Northcutt Elliott Funeral Home
53 Division St.
Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
(905) 623-5668
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Thursday
5
October
Funeral Service
11:00 am
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Northcutt Elliott Funeral Home
53 Division St.
Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
(905) 623-5668
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